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using log4net.Core;

namespace log4net.Appender {
  /// <summary>
  /// Interface for appenders that support bulk logging.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// This interface extends the <see cref="IAppender"/> interface to
  /// support bulk logging of <see cref="LoggingEvent"/> objects. Appenders
  /// should only implement this interface if they can bulk log efficiently.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
  public interface IBulkAppender : IAppender {
    /// <summary>
    /// Log the array of logging events in Appender specific way.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="loggingEvents">The events to log</param>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// This method is called to log an array of events into this appender.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    void DoAppend(LoggingEvent[] loggingEvents);
  }
}